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Chicken and Leek Pie

Author: Alison

Ingredients

  • 3 chicken breasts
  • 1 chicken stock cube
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 30 g butter
  • 2 leeks
  • 6 mushrooms
  • 3 tbsp plain flour
  • 200 g cream cheese with garlic and herbs
  • Pack puff pastry

Instructions

  • Add the chicken to a pan and just cover with cold water. Crumble in the stock cube and add the thyme. Bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Cut the chicken into pieces, keeping the stock to one side.
  • Chop the leeks into strips and the mushrooms into small pieces.
  • Melt the butter in a pan and add the leeks and mushrooms. Cook on a low heat until soft.
  • Remove from the heat and stir in the flour
  • Add the stock and gently heat, stirring all the time until it thickens.
  • Add the chicken and stir in the cream cheese.
  • Season to taste.
  • Add the mixture to a pie dish.
  • Preheat the oven to 200C, Gas Mark 6.
  • Roll out the pastry to make a lid and place it on the pie dish.
  • Place in the oven for 25 minutes.